puzzle
Definition
- n. a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
- n. a game that tests your ingenuity
- v. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
Word forms
- Present participle
- puzzling
- Past tense
- puzzled
- Past participle
- puzzled
- Third person singular
- puzzles
Example sentences
n.
The crossword puzzle in the newspaper was very challenging.
vt.
The instructions for the game puzzled me at first.
vi.
She puzzled over the math problem for hours.